Buckwheat Zydeco Plays World Cafe Live at the Queen Aug. 6

The band of accordion player Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., the group has brought the uniquely New Orleanean musical style to the mainstream.

If zydeco music could be said to have an ambassador, Buckwheat Zydeco is it. The band of accordion player Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr., the group has brought the uniquely New Orleanean musical style to the mainstream, making album after album and touring relentlessly. The band’s latest, “Lay Your Burden Down,” won a Grammy—30 years after it began recording. 994-1400, queentickets.worldcafelive.com

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